Best Comedy movies of 1997

Actors : Daniël Boissevain, Danny de Munk, Peter Paul Muller, Antonie Kamerling,
Directors : Jean van de Velde,

Leading up to their 500th match, the late twenty-something members of a Dutch amateur soccer team have their intimate bond put to the test as they each find themselves facing increasing responsibilities off the pitch.

Actors : Robbie Coltrane, Rene Russo, Irma P. Hall, Alan Cumming,
Directors : Caroline Thompson,

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

Actors : Hani Salama, Laila Eloui, Nour El-Sherif, Mahmood Hemaidah,
Directors : Youssef Chahine,

The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgements are ...

Actors : LL Cool J, Christopher Walken, Bridget Fonda, Skeet Ulrich,
Directors : Paul Schrader,

When Juvenal, a presumed miracle worker, appears on the scene Bill Hill attempts to exploit him but his plans go astray with the untimely intervention of August Murray and the developing ...

Actors : Marla Schaffel, Mitchell Whitfield, Meredith Scott Lynn, Michael Harris,
Directors : Julie Davis,

The story of a 25 year old virgin girl, looking for the right boyfriend, not realizing that "the one" has been next to her for many years.

Actors : Jean-François Balmer, François Cluzet, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault,
Directors : Claude Chabrol,

Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and ...

Actors : Heiner Lauterbach, Götz George, Gudrun Landgrebe, Mario Adorf,
Directors : Helmut Dietl,

Jakob Windisch has written THE number one bestselling novel. Since he is very shy, no-one has seen him except Uhu Zigeuner who is the designated director of the film adaption. Zigeuner is ...

Actors : Moira Sinise, Tim Gamble, Olivia Trevino, Paul Dillon,

There is more to this story than this review lets on. It reflects all different facets of society over one drivers shift. He starts out it seems as a cold, ignorant man. But his character ...

Actors : Judit Hernádi, Sándor Gáspár, Róbert Koltai, András Kern,

A Minister and the Secretary of the Opposition party go to a 5 star hotel to conduct a secret affair. Their plans are ruined when they discover a corpse lodged in the window of their room.

Actors : Jamie Bartlett, Jim Varney, Linda Kash, Claire Marshall,
Directors : John R. Cherry III,

The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, ...

Actors : Per Egil Aske, Eli Anne Linnestad, Robert Skjærstad, Andrine Sæther,
Directors : Pål Sletaune,

A lazy postman puts his nose where it doesn't belong.

Actors : Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Johnny Lever, Govinda,
Directors : David Dhawan,

Raja is a minor league crook who sells railway tickets on the black market at Amirpur station. Tired of his job he looks for new ways to make a quick buck. One day, along with his friend ...

Actors : Marc Messier, Rémy Girard, Serge Thériault, Patrick Huard,
Directors : Louis Saia,

Ever wanted to know what guys say when they get together? This light- hearted comedy explores the male world through an amateur hockey team. Every male stereotype is analyzed, comically of ...

Actors : Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, Govinda, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : David Dhawan,

Two young Indians, Meena and Rajesh, meet in Europe and fall in love with each other, promising to get married when they return back to India. When they return home, Rajesh tells his dad ...

Actors : Cherry Jones, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks, Christian Slater,
Directors : Alan Wade,

Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no good. After bothering him for a while, he blurts out his reason for moving in frustration.

Actors : Gérard Meylan, Jacques Boudet, Ariane Ascaride, Pascale Roberts,
Directors : Robert Guédiguian,

Marius is the keeper of an abandoned cement works staying high above the quarter of l'Estaque in Marseilles. Jeannette is bringing up her two children alone with her poor checkout operator ...

Actors : Derrick Sanders, Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Timothy Vahle,
Directors : Kelli Herd,

Residents of the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas go into a panic after a gay local says the town's water supply is what made him gay.

Actors : Alexis Arquette, Jamie Harrold, Luna Lauren Velez, Christian Maelen,
Directors : Brian Sloan,

A screwball comedy about a gay couple at a straight couple's wedding.

Actors : Christina Papamichou, Christiane Paul, Ricky Tomlinson, Jürgen Vogel,
Directors : Wolfgang Becker,

After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...

Actors : Helge Schneider, Horst Mendroch, Andreas Kunze, Peter Berling,
Directors : Helge Schneider,